Community Clubs Host Socials And Picnics In April
Fiaptlet church members and guests enjoyed a Friday night taffy pull after rehearsal. Mrs. Edgar Farrier received a surprise party with fourteen friends. road conditions kept some from attending. North Cedar Community Club planned a May social after hints of housecleaning. Covered Dish Club dined with fourteen at S. Rothschild home, then bridged and frappe. Oakland Community Club held a school day picnic for about sixty with a noon meal, hay rides, and a student program of thirty-six children. Christian Church ladies report a productive Friday meeting with pledges and a luncheon of cake coffee and desserts. Mrs. H F Steck left for Iowa City to visit her daughter.
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Edgar Farrier
North Cedar Community Club
Newt Benson
Hinta
Mrs. S. Rothschild
Oakland Community Club
Oakland
Mabel Engel
Grace Hill
Hayfed
Christian Church Ladies and Society
Anna Lovelett
Arlo Jones
Max Marble
E. Kuhn
McFarland
Hillhouse
Community group meetings announced for early May
The Navajo club meets with Mrs. Kerb on Wednesday afternoon at 6512 Peoria. The Just Us club gathers Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Kay Lemley, 6512. Prairie Flower Missionary circle to meet at the church Thursday afternoon May 7 at 6512. Pleasant Plain Missionary Society hosts Mrs. Ezra Smith Wednesday May 4 for an all day meeting at 6318. PD A B R meets with Mrs. W R Mount Tuesday May 3 at 2 30 with officer elections and report from the national continental congress. G A K regular Post meeting tomorrow Tuesday at 2pm. good attendance urged by K Coats P C.
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Just Us Club
Kay Lemley
The
Prairie Flower Missionary Circle
Pleasant Plain Missionary Society
Ezra Smith
PD. A. BR
W. R. Mount
National Continental Congress
K. Coats
P. C
Pythian Sisters and Harmony Club Notices
Pythian Sisters mother lodge announces inspection by Mrs. Pooler at Washington Temple next Tuesday evening May 3rd and urges all prospective full members to attend. A social hour follows with refreshments. The Harmony club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. R J Davidson. A Queen Feather Circle meeting is held this evening at the Methodist church with members from other missionary societies expected.
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Harmony Club
R. J. Davidson
Queen Fether Circle
The
Methodist Church
Masonic Calendar of Washington Lodge No 26 and Bethlehem Commandery No 45
Washington Lodge No 26 will confer the Second degree Monday evening for three candidates Ruitt Grayson and W M Bethlehem Commandery No 45 will confer the Order of the Temple on Tuesday evening for one Sir Knight G B Kerr E C Wednesday prepares for Ascension Day services G B Kerr BC Thursday urged as the important date in Templar Masonry with a banquet at 6:30 for visiting Sir Knights. Friday hosts regular meeting with Masters degree for one candidate Ellitt Grayson W M.
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Washington Lodge
Ruitt
Grayson
W. M
Bethlehem Commandery No
Order of the Temple
Kerr
E. C
B.C
Bethlehem Commandery
EB. C
Washington Lodge No
Ellitt Grayson
Herring Family Attends Wellman Funeral
Mr. and Mrs. C. BE. Herring and daughter Marguerite traveled to Wellman to attend the funeral of Mrs. James Walton, the niece of Mrs. Herring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. BE. Herring
Marguerite
Wellman
Fairfield Ad Men Plan Washington Visit Anniversary
A delegation of about twenty Fairfield Advertising Club members and smaller groups from Muscatine and possibly Ottumwa will travel to Washington tomorrow evening to aid Fairfield in celebrating its fourth anniversary. President L F Henderson reports a neighboring club will arrive on the Rock Island 6 o clock train. Wives of members are invited and a special program is set with dinner in the Baptist church basement for about seventy five attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Advertising Club
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Washington
L. F. Henderson
Fairfield
Rock Island
Baptist Church
Burlington Time Card Changes For Local Trains
The Burlington timetable takes effect today with an evening southbound train moved to 6 24, now No 26 replacing No 4. The southbound morning train shifts from No 10 to No 24 and the 11 45 freight becomes No 94. Several fast passenger trains on the main line adjust times slightly.
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Burlington
Father Flanagan's Boys Set for Washington Visit
An Omaha group from Father Flanagan home for wayward and neglected boys will perform at the Armory in Washington tomorrow evening. The boys ages five to fourteen will present music and speeches to involve the public, with no admission charged. The home lists about a hundred boys of diverse creeds and nationalities.
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Washington
Armory
Father Flanagan
Omaha
Rainfall for April 1920 Totals 5.71 Inches
Weather figures show April precipitation reached 5.71 inches with rain on eleven days. The month averaged 53.4 degrees, ranged from 25 to 83, and included ten clear, nine cloudy, and eleven partly cloudy days. Yesterday’s rainfall was 0.34 inches.
Jud Yankins Critiques Showmanship as Authority Display
Jud Yankins argues a self styled boss often delivers a dull uninformative act. He says true leadership should educate and engage rather than merely assert power.
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Jud Yankins
Thirst Fatal in a Week
A quotation about the duration a person can survive without air water and sleep highlights human limits. The text notes a week without water as the threshold for fatal thirst while shorter times apply to air and sleep.
Echoes From Washington Pulpits Sermon Snippets
Brief quotations from Sunday sermons by local ministers to be published each Monday. Excerpts run about one hundred fifty words focusing on personal responsibility, spiritual reflection, and living according to God's revealed will.
No Room For Christ In Bethlehem To Modern Souls
Sermon by Rev. A R Oates notes Jesus found no room in Bethlehem and early religion and hearts, yet he created space in homes and led a spread from twelve to 500000 converted before his followers. He cites Constantine and the Reformation reaching hundreds of millions and urges personal indispensability through personality in work.
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A. R. Oates
Presbyterian Church
Bethlehem
Jesus
Constantine
Jesus Christ
All Have Opportunity to Be Laborers With God
Sermon by Rev. M. R. Regan pastor of Baptist church cites 1 Corinthians 3 9 that believers are workers with God outlining the divine calling and shared labor in faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Regan
Pastor Baptist Church
Funeral of Mrs Walton Held Today
Funeral services for Mrs James Walton of Westchester were held today at two o clock at her mother Mrs Belle Crousell residence near Wellman. Burial will be at Fairview cemetery. Influenza caused her death after a February 1920 attack and rapid decline. She left a husband James Walton a two year old daughter Pearl May and her mother Mrs Crossett.
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Westchester
James Walton
Belle Crousell
Wellman
Fairview Cemetery
Cella-Wal
William Thrapp
Pearl May
Crossett
Yule Log Tradition Described From Old Times
The article notes that the Yule log was kept aside before burning out so the next Christmas day the new log could be lit from the charred remains of its predecessor.
Herring Fisheries Dominate British Sea Catches
The herring forms the chief fisheries of the British lives, with an estimated 2,200,000,000 herrings landed in Britain during the season.
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Lvies
Britain
Laborers Together With God In Christian Service Principles
The text argues that God works in history and in individual lives, making believers laborers with Him. It emphasizes privilege power and responsibility in Christian fellowship with Jesus, quoting Pierson on divine inspiration and warrant. It compares dependence on the vine to fruitful life, urging faithful participation in God’s mission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Apollos
God
Lord Jesus Christ
A. T. Pierson
McGugin Dominates Checkers Tournament in Cedar Rapids
Doc McGugin returns from Cedar Rapids where he played a series of checkers games against top eastern Iowa players. He defeated a dozen Cedar Rapids opponents and players from six other towns, winning the tournament easily. He notes it was not a formal state tourney though many elite players competed.
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Doc McGugin
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
McGugin
Grapeshot and Canister Used in Civil War Ordnance
Description of grapeshot and canister as artillery ammunition from the Civil War era. Grapeshot consisted of a canvas bag or iron pin with a cluster of grape sized pellets and iron plates with holes. Canister held numerous small iron balls about half to one inch in diameter inside a single shell.
Money Needs Fresh Air Says George Macdonald
A quoted sentiment from George Macdonald emphasizes money’s moral force when used rightly. It grows with openness, becoming beneficial, while hoarded wealth becomes corrupt and unhealthy.
Doine Good Is Best Way To Turn Away From Evil
Rev. Leslie Mountford of Second United Presbyterian urges departure from evil paired with doing good. He cites Psalm 34 14 and compares turning away from sin to detouring around a hazard and walking by the Spirit as the sure path to virtue.
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Leslie Mountford
Second United Presbyterian Church
Doing Good, Not Just Abstaining From Evil
The text argues that mere avoidance of fleshly sins is insufficient. true virtue lies in positive conduct and deeds. It compares Phariseeism unfavorably and stresses that good seed must be sown and acted upon, not merely refrained from, for real progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Cats do not spread diphtheria say Somerset doctor
Dr Savage medical officer of health for Somerset England states to the Royal Sanitary Institute that cats do not carry the diphtheria bacillus even when near patients. He reports attempts to infect cats with human diphtheria failed and no bacilli were found in their throats.
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Doctor Savage
Somerset County
England
Royal Sanitary Institute
Savage
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Fiaptlet Church
H. F. Steck
Iowa City
J. A. Sproatt
Navajo Club
Kerb
Hammer
Peo
Fairfield Ad
Jud Tunkins
Christ
Herring Fisheries
George Macdonald
Goodyear Cord Tires
Bevins Motor Co
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